GE Aviation Claims Industry First For Additive Manufacturing In MRO

GE9X
The technique will be used to maintain the GE9X engine when the 777X enters service.
Credit: Jason Redmond/AFP/Getty Images
SINGAPORE—GE Aviation Engine Services Singapore (GE AESS) has introduced a new additive manufacturing technology for engine airfoil repair and manufacture which it claims as a first in the MRO industry. The move comes as GE AESS prepares to hire 300 new staff in 2022 to get ready for the expected...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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